GDT: 2020 NL Wild Card Series: (2) Atlanta Braves vs (7) Cincinnati Reds (ATL wins 2-0)

[AtlantaWhaler]

Free...my man.

Jeebus....11 hits and no runs.

 

[Rhodes 81]

Bullpen depth will likely be important tomorrow.

 

[Canes]

Bullpen depth will likely be important tomorrow.

Braves used more relievers to tonight but none of them went much more than an inning. Reds relievers actually had 3 pitchers throw 20+ pitches whereas the Braves only had 1 (W. Smith had 19 if you want to include him). The vast majority of bullpen depth for both teams should still be pretty fresh, especially in only game 2 of a series. I think it will all come down to starting pitching tomorrow, Anderson the rookie vs Luis Castillo, a veteran #2 starter. If Anderson lets the game get away for the Braves, we have to win against Sonny Gray in game 3 with god knows who. Starting pitching is the most important thing in postseason baseball. Even though Bauer technically outpitched Fried tonight, we would have been nowhere without Fried, arguably our best starter this year even when Soroka was healthy.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Another solid start to the Reds pitching by Castillo. Hopefully the Reds bats show up today.

 

[Mightygoose]

Scoreless middle of 5th. Reds have not scored a run in the equivalent of 2 complete games now.

 

[DougieSmash]

even orioles are better hitting team than reds

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Ozuna with the dagger. 3-0.

 

[John Price]

Braves win it.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Nice!

 

[Canes]

It only took a pandemic and an odd format for us to get our first postseason series win in almost two decades. Fried and Anderson were phenomenal

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Braves sweep and advance to NLDS

 

[EpochLink]

Not even 1 run from Cincinnati, holy smokes.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I would imagine this performance by Reds makes it more likely that Bauer departs as FA

 

[c9777666]

To think this was supposed to be a starting pitching mismatch in favor of Cincy......